Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.93/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$130.93

74 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$4.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	133.05	644	23
Medium and Large 2	466	131.13	612	28
Medium and Large 3	391	128.58	503	23

One grade step is worth $4.46/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

130.93

—

FL average9 barns · 1,281 hd

139.98

−9.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,509	88.53	1,336	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	73.68	986	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	64.00	714	8thin

Every lot, as filed

60 lots · USDA AMS · Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	193.81/cwt	190.00–197.50	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	144.20/cwt	143.00–145.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	181.27/cwt	180.00–182.50	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	160.29/cwt	155.00–163.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	150.87/cwt	150.00–153.00	555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	137.47/cwt	134.00–141.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.96/cwt	146.00–154.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	161.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	126.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.07/cwt	165.00–173.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	225.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	110.40/cwt	110.00–112.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	117.60/cwt	113.00–122.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	212.74/cwt	210.00–217.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	203.69/cwt	201.00–205.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.92/cwt	132.00–138.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	194.47/cwt	190.00–199.00	706	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	68.86/cwt	64.00–73.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	135.48/cwt	131.00–140.00	885	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	73.68/cwt	72.00–77.00	986	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	59.81/cwt	54.00–62.00	620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	68.19/cwt	65.00–71.00	815	4
Bulls	—	—	1,410	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	93.05/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	134.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	643	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	659.16/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,658	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	850.49/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	205.79/cwt	204.00–207.50	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	156.11/cwt	155.00–162.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.85/cwt	163.00–172.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	183.87/cwt	180.00–187.50	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	121.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	111.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	169.15/cwt	167.50–170.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	141.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	150.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	180.38/cwt	180.00–182.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	130.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	490	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	170.72/cwt	167.50–177.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	101.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	157.37/cwt	155.00–162.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	123.52/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	183.72/cwt	182.50–185.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	200.34/cwt	200.00–201.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	195.53/cwt	192.00–199.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	123.63/cwt	121.00–129.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.89/cwt	141.00–149.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.32/cwt	112.00–120.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	200.09/cwt	195.00–205.00	540	2

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Mon Aug 2, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 378Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 113Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 83Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	190.00–197.50	193.81
3	—	517	135.00–140.00	136.71
3	—	428	155.00–162.00	157.37
2	—	590	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	475	148.00–150.00	149.01
2	—	270	195.00–205.00	200.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	134.00–141.00	137.47
5	—	276	210.00–217.00	212.74
3	—	528	145.00–150.00	148.31
3	—	317	201.00–205.00	203.69
2	—	653	131.00–140.00	135.48
6	—	485	155.00–162.00	156.11
5	—	423	163.00–172.00	164.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	135.00–140.00	136.64
6	—	423	150.00–153.00	150.51
5	—	335	180.00–182.00	180.38
3	—	378	167.50–177.00	170.72
4	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.49
4	—	273	182.50–185.00	183.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	143.00–145.00	144.20
4	—	525	146.00–154.00	149.96
2	—	423	165.00–173.00	169.07
2	—	225	220.00–230.00	225.33
2	—	475	155.00–157.50	156.24
2	—	363	190.00–199.00	194.47
2	—	328	204.00–207.50	205.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	125.00–130.00	127.52
4	—	365	180.00–182.50	181.27
3	—	418	155.00–163.00	160.29
3	—	273	200.00–201.00	200.34
2	—	333	192.00–199.00	195.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	130.00–139.00	134.57
2	—	320	180.00–187.50	183.87
6	—	531	120.00–129.00	121.51
3	—	623	110.00–116.00	111.99
3	—	373	167.50–170.00	169.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	150.00–153.00	150.87
2	—	528	123.00–130.00	126.48
5	—	631	110.00–112.00	110.40
2	—	583	113.00–122.00	117.60
4	—	478	132.00–138.00	134.92
3	—	420	140.00–144.00	141.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	160.00–165.00	161.22
6	—	318	150.00–156.00	152.04
8	—	691	100.00–102.00	101.50
3	—	477	121.00–129.00	123.63
4	—	375	141.00–149.00	144.89
3	—	527	112.00–120.00	117.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	140.00–145.00	141.96
3	—	463	110.00–115.00	111.69
8	—	374	130.00–138.00	130.98
7	—	419	120.00–128.00	123.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	64.00–73.00	68.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	600.00–700.00	659.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	825.00–875.00	850.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	72.00–77.00	73.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	54.00–62.00	59.81
4	—	1,195	65.00–71.00	68.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	83.00–85.00	84.01
2	—	1,608	90.00–96.00	93.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Ocala Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle